Mark-out cabinet for press make-ready



y H. s. RANSOM 2,000,537

MARK-OUT CABINET FOR PRESS MAKE READY Ffiled Aug. 15, 1932 H. 5. P/4/V50M INVENTOR.

A TTQRNEY Patented May 7, 1935 1 f amass; a

orricr MARK-OUT oABINErron PRESS o MAKE-READY Harrison 18, lttnsonifMolim, Ill.-

1932, Serial. No. 628,840 r 7 Application enema,

, --s Claims. (oi. 240-2) a The present invention relates to. apparatus; for the use of printers in getting their 'forms made ready on press for printing. As isiwell known bythose skilled in the art, when'a'type form is set up and printed from it does not make impressions ofthe same intensity all over the page. Undersuch circumstances, it is necessary to idetermine what parts 'of the impression need strengthening or reducing so that it will be uniform throughout. Thisis ordinarily done by :examiningthe imprint at a. window where the imprint can be 'so placedwith relation to'the window that light coming therethr'ough' will shine across the reverse-side of the paper. Oftentimes, it is inconvenient to carry the printed sheet from the press to the windowland sometimes there is no window available through which sufiicientlight comes to make a success of examining the impression. It is therefore the purpose of my invention to provide means whereby printed sheets may be illuminated'evenly and clearly, notwithstanding the absence of any source of external illumination; to'provide an inexpensive apparatus for the purposeindicated; to provide an apparatus which is more efiicie'nt in operation than what has heretoforebeen-usedfor thepurpose indicated; to provide an apparatus which is more effective irrespective of the illurninationf of the room in "which used; and such'furtherobjects, advantages and capabilities as will hereafter appear and as are inherent'in the construction disclosed herein. My'invention further re- "sides in the combination, construction and a1- rangements of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, of the two forms of my invention and I desirethe same tobe'understoodas illustrative only and not to be interpreted in a limiting sense.

In .the'drawing annexed hereto and forming apart hereof, V V I Fig. 1 is a front elevation illustratingone. embodiment of my invention; j Fig. 2'is a transverse section of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section similar to Figi2 invention;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation illustrating'adjustment mechanism utilized in the structure shown in Fig. 3. v

This construction will now be described in greater detail in connection with the annexed drawing in which the cabinet of my invention is illustrated as being supported upon any suitable top 2.

,structed-entlrely. independently of ,the table, it will of course be understood'that it may be made integral therewith,,taking the. place of the table This device isv illustrated comprising, a bottom 3, aback hatop 5 and ends 6 and 1. The latter are wider ;at the forward ends than-at the back and therefore support the top at an inclination with respect to, the-bottom. In the structure illustrated in Figs. '1, and 2, the bottom 3 is integral and; rigidly connected to the ends 6 and I, while in the construction shownin Fig. 3, ,a portion 8 of the bottom is hinged as indicated at 9 to the other part of the bottom for a purpose to'be set forth more fully hereinaften;

, V A; shelf 10 maybe mounted within the cabinet and above this may be placed a second shelf.- Between thesegshelves is a drawer 12 or a plurality of drawers in which supplies and tools may be kept, if desired, On the under side of theshelf I l0 are mounted any suitable number of lamps l3 which may be .of any design most appropriate for the work involved. Lamps I4 are mounted in the cabinet, either on the under side of thetop 5 or on the ends-S and 1, their purpose being merely to illuminate the interior of the cabinet more completely than can be doneby-the lamps I 3. Suitable switches l5 and I6. control the supply of of illumination-upon the paper l8. On the other hand, much the same effect can be secured with a-lower mounting-ofthe lamps I3 if the bottom or a portionthereofbe hinged asshownin Fig. 3 so that it can be raised as shown by dotted lines. in this figure. However, with such an arrangement it is desirableto provide a pivoted apron l9 but" illustrating a different embodiment of this that'tmsfianbgadmsted miacco'rdance w 1th -table l While the device is shown as being con- I the position of the section 8 of the bottom. Ad-

justability of this apron can be secured in various ways, one of which is illustrated in Fig. 4 in which a shaft 20 is shown as secured to the apron l9 and extending through the end 1 of the cabinet. This shaft is shown as provided with a handle 2| whereby it may be rotated. As illustrated in this figure a socket 22 may be formed in the Wall I for the reception of the spring 23 7 It is believed that it 'front edge to vary the angle the printed sheet.

which places a pressure upon the apron l9 to hold the same in adjusted position. A washer 24 may rigidly or so that it' can be adjusted in position. The location of this reflector is indicated at 25 Y H back, and ends for excluding from a-paper upon and adjusting means is indicatedby the numeral 26. These are not to be understood as illustrating detailed construction but as indicating, rather, the locations of such elements.

While the fixed apron H has been-illustrated in connection with the fixed bottom 3 and the pivoted apron IS in connection with the pivoted bottom section 8, it is desired'that this be understood as merely an' attempt to illustrate these features without implying that these parts are to be used in the particular relationships shown, it being possible to use either type of apron with either type of bottom. Likewise the bottom lll maybe either high or low with either of the forms of the bottom '3. 'Also, the refiector'25, if used, can be used with any combination of the other elements. Furthermore, it is p'rob'able that not so many lights I lwill be used as -indicated in Figure 1 as it is not at all likely that that number will be required to amply illuminate the interior of the cabinet when working therein; -It is of course preferred to cut off the current from the lamps, l4 when relying upon "the illumination from the lamps l3; 1. a V

will be understood from the foregoing that the specific description of structure and method-set forth above maybe departed from without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in this specification and the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A cabinet of -'the"character indicatedhaving top, bottom-back, and ends which are impervious to light and having'itsfront open, illuminating means adjacent the back and spaced at intervals along same, reflecting means back of the'illuminating means to assist in reflecting light forwardly and means in front of the illuminating means V I ,backand; ends and an open front, illuminating ,means in the back portion for illuminating a printed sheet supported in the bottom of the cabinet, and shieldingmeans depending toward the bottom of the cabinet and extending across the same in front of theilluminating means, said to prevent the direct rays'of light from'the illuminating'rneans from reaching theeyes of the user but which is so placed as to enable the light to shine upona paper 4 upon j'the bottom of the cabinet.

2. A structure'as defined by claim l'having a hinged bottom which may be turned up at its of illuir'iinationgupon 3. A structure as defined-by claim l in which the shield between theilluminating means and the eyes of the user is adjustable to vary the amount of illumination which may reach the outer edge of the printedrsheet,"

4. A make-ready cabinet closed except on the front side, illuminating means mounted on the interior of the cabinet for illuminating the interior thereof for the convenience of the operator, other illuminating means adjacent the back portion of the cabinet, means for controlling the illumination of each of said illuminating means, and shielding means positioned in front of said other illuminating means enabling the light from said other illuminating means to shine upon the bottom of the cabinet but preventing such light from shining into the eyes of the person using the cabinet.

5. A-make-ready cabinet having opaque top,

the bottom of'the cabinet light from a source external to the cabinet, a shelf mounted therein adjacent the back of the cabinet, illuminating 'means depending from the shelf, and an apron mounted adjacent the forward portion of the shelf and normally depending therefrom to inet. V e

6. A cabinet of the character described having opaque top, back and ends and a hinged bottom, andilluminating means mounted adjacent the back so as to illuminate the bottom, and shielding means depending in front of the illuminating means for preventing the. light from the illuminating-means from shining directly into the eyes of the person using the cabinet but interfering in no way ,to prevent the light .from

shining upon a paper mounted upon the hinged bottom.,

A 7. A 1make-ready cabinet having non-transparent topand ends and an open front, illuminating meansin the back portion for illuminating a printed sheet supported in the bottom of the cabinet, and shielding means depending toward the bottom of the cabinet in front of the illuminating means and extending across the cabting 01f the light from shining directly into the eyes of -the person using the cabinet, but not .keeping thelight fromshining on a printed sheet placed upon the bottom of the cabinet.

' 8.A make-readycabinet having closed top,

shielding means shutting off the light from shining directlyinto the eyes of the person using the I cabinet but keeping the light fromshiningon a printed sheetplaced upon the bottom of the cabinet, said'shielding means having a pivotal mounting whereby the user of the cabinet is enabled to secure adjustment. of the spread of illumination over the surfaceof'the printed sheet.

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